Commissioning Contacts

Different areas of the BBC commission different types of interactive content and applications:

BBC Vision commissions multi-platform content across genres and TV-related services
BBC Audio & Music commissions multi-platform content linked to radio and music programming
BBC Future Media & Technology focuses its commissions on; innovative new technology formats, providing content on demand, navigation, engaging in two way communication with audiences via different devices.

Commissioning takes place on a rolling basis and when looking to bid for work it is useful to get in touch with the specific commissioning area directly.

If you are unsure who to contact, Rubin Shah , BBC Future Media & Technology, will be able to advise you.

Future Media & Technology department
BBC Future Media & Technology focuses on the creation and development of services and applications across the site and supports divisional content areas to deliver their products. Areas Responsibilities Contact
Controller BBC Online
Overall responsibility for bbc.co.uk
Seetha Kumar
Controller of Journalism and Digital Distribution
Overall responsibility for Journalism's new media output
Nic Newman
Controller Vision & Online Media Group
Responsibility for Vision & Online Media Group's technology output
Anthony Rose
Controller, TV Platforms
Overall responsibility for BBC Red Button and interactive TV
Rahul Chakkara
Controller Audio & Music and Mobile
Overall responsibility for Mobile and Audio & Music's technology output
Richard Titus
Controller, Digital Distribution
Responsible for BBC TV & Audio Archives
Richard Cooper
Controller, Information and Archives
Responsible for BBC TV & Audio Archive
Sarah Hayes
Head of User Experience & Design
Responsibility for branding, look, feel and navigation
Matt Hopgood
Managing Editor, TV Platforms
BBC Red Button and Interactive TV
John Denton
BBC Vision
BBC Vision has responsibility for multi-platform content commissioning. Its team of Multiplatform Executives helps support multi-platform commissioning decisions and should be the first contact for your queries. Areas Responsibilities Contact
Controller, Vision Multi-Platform Commissioning
Responsible for all of BBC Vision's Multi-Platform content output
Simon Nelson
Acting Head of Fiction & Entertainment Multiplatform Commissioning (*Covering for Emma Somerville)
Responsible for Fiction & Entertainment Multiplatform Commissioning
Victoria Jaye
Entertainment and Switch
Supports genre commissioners
Jo Twist
Event Entertainment, Lottery and IPTV
Supports genre commissioners
Sandra Gorel
Comedy & Comedy Entertainment
Supports genre commissioners
Martin Trickey
Drama, Film & Acquisitions
Supports genre commissioners
Rosie Allimonos
Head of Knowledge Multiplatform Commissioning
Responsible for Knowledge Multiplatform Commissioning
Ayesha Mohideen
Science & Natural History
Supports genre commissioners
Lisa Sargood
Arts, Documentaries, Features and Formats on BBC ONE and TWO, Music and Events
Supports genre commissioners
Nick Cohen
Features, Formats and Specialist Factual on BBC Three, History and Business, Current Affairs and Religion
Supports genre commissioners
Max Gadney
Children's
Children's (CBBC & CBeebies)
Rebecca Shallcross
BBC Audio and Music
BBC Audio and Music commissions multi-platform content and applications that are related to radio and music programming. Areas Responsibilities Contact
Controller, Audio & Music Multi-platform Commissioning
Responsible for all of BBC Audio & Music's Multi-Platform content output
Mark Friend
Head of Business Planning & Management, Audio & Music Interactive
Management of multiplatform content and applications commissioning team
Barbara Greenway
Managing Editor, Audio & Music Interactive
Responsible for all of BBC Audio & Music's Multi-Platform content output
Chris Kimber
Head Of Speech Radio, Audio & Music Interactive
All activity for BBC speech radio networks (Radio 4, BBC 7, Asian Network, Radio Five Live, Five Live Sports Extra)
Andrew Caspari
Senior Project Manager, Audio & Music Interactive
Responsible for delivery of projects with Audio & Music Interactive
Vibha Nigam
BBC Journalism
BBC Journalism commissions News, Sport, National and Regional Websites. Areas Responsibilities Contact
Controller of Journalism and Digital Distribution
Overall responsibility for Journalism's new media output
Nic Newman
News
News Interactive Output
Steve Herrmann
Sport
Sport Interactive Output
Ben Gallop
Nations & Regions
Overall Management
Daniel Dodd
Northern Ireland
Fergus Keeling
Scotland
Nick Simons
England
Laura Ellis
Wales
Iain Tweedale

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